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WBMD » Topics » Other Restrictions Regarding Confidentiality, Privacy and Security of Health InformationThese excerpts taken from the WBMD 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. Other
Restrictions Regarding Confidentiality, Privacy and Security of
Health Information
In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws
govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to,
confidentiality and security of patient health and prescriber
information. In addition, Congress and some states are
considering new laws and regulations that further protect the
privacy and security of medical records or medical information.
In many cases, these state laws are not preempted by the HIPAA
Standards and may be subject to interpretation by various courts
and other governmental authorities, thus creating potentially
complex compliance issues for us and our customers and strategic
partners.
These laws at a state or federal level, or new interpretations
of these laws, could create liability for us, could impose
additional operational requirements on our business, could
affect the manner in which we use and transmit patient
information and could increase our cost of doing business.
Claims of violations of privacy rights or contractual breaches,
even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and
time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity
that could harm our business.
Other Restrictions Regarding Confidentiality, Privacy and Security of Health Information In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to, confidentiality and security of patient health and prescriber information. In addition, Congress and some states are considering new laws and regulations that further protect the privacy and security of medical records or medical information. In many cases, these state laws are not preempted by the HIPAA Standards and may be subject to interpretation by various courts and other governmental authorities, thus creating potentially complex compliance issues for us and our customers and strategic partners. These laws at a state or federal level, or new interpretations of these laws, could create liability for us, could impose additional operational requirements on our business, could affect the manner in which we use and transmit patient information and could increase our cost of doing business. Claims of violations of privacy rights or contractual breaches, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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